Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB237: Stalking Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends the offense of stalking.
What the bill says
An act that is a part of the course of conduct. (ii) "Dwelling" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-201 . (ii) (iii) (A) "Emotional distress" means significant mental or psychological suffering, whether or not medical or other professional treatment or counseling is required. (B) "Emotional distress" includes significant mental or psychological suffering resulting from harm to an animal. (iii) (iv) "Immediate family" means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, or any other individual who regularly resides in the household or who regularly resided in the household within the prio.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
an act that is a part of the course of conduct. (ii) "Dwelling" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-201 . (ii) (iii) (A) "Emotional distress" means significant mental or psychological suffering, whether or not medical or other professional treatment or counseling is required. (B) "Emotional distress" includes significant mental or psychological suffering resulting from harm to an animal. (iii) (iv) "Immediate family" means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, or any other individual who regularly resides in the household or who regularly resided in the household within the prior six months. (iv) (v) "Private investigator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-12-305 . (v) (vi) "Reasonable person" means a reasonable person in the victim's circumstances. (vi) (vii) "Stalking" means an offense as described in Subsection (2) . (vii) (viii) "Text messaging" means a communication in the form of electronic text or one or more electronic images sent by the actor from a telephone or computer to another individual's telephone or computer by addressing the communication to the recipient's telephone number. (b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits stalking if the actor intentionally or knowingly: (a) engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific individual and knows or is reckless as to whether the …